diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a7aeeb..1d6ac97 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([memtool], [2016.07.0], [entwicklung@pengutronix.de])
+AC_INIT([memtool], [2016.10.0], [entwicklung@pengutronix.de])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([memtool.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-xz])